Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn't know it had
Japan has recounted its islands and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought.
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Japan has recounted its islands and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought.
Japan has recounted its islands -- and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought.
(CNN) Japan described its islands -- and discovered that there were 7,000 more than previously thought. Digital mapping by Japan's Geospatial Information
After recent digital mapping by Japan’s Coast Guard, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found 7,000 more islands in its territory.
Japan discovered that it has 7,273 more islands than it previously thought within national territory, according to CNN.